The Study Of The Effects of Auditors’ personality types On The Report Content

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant professor, Department Of Accounting Tabriz Branch,Islamic Azad University
2 Assistant professor, Department Of Educational Sciences Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University
3 M.A. Of Accounting, Tabriz Branch ,Islamic Azad Universit
Abstract
The goal of this research is to examine  the effect of auditors’  personality traits on the content of the auditing  report by using the reports of auditing managers and of institutions of formal accountants community during the periods of 87-89.  Multiple and logistic  regression is used  to test the hypotheses . The result of the research indicates that the Neuroticism  has a significant  and  negative impact  on  the  type  of auditor's  opinion  and number of  bets but it doesn’t have a significant  and positive impact on the type of bet. Extroversion has a significant and negative effect on the type of auditor's opinion, the type of bet, the number of bets and the number of the paragraph following the statement. Flexibility has a significant  and positive impact on the type of bet but it doesn’t have a significant effect on the type of  auditor's opinion , the number of bets and the number of the paragraph following the statement. Being Agreeable has a significant and positive impact on the type of auditor's opinion, the type of bet, the number of bets and the number of the paragraph following the statement. Being conscientious has a significant  and  positive impact  on  the number  of  the paragraph following the statement but it doesn’t have a significant effect on the type of auditor's opinion, the type of bet and  the number of bets.
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